ATLANTA, Sept. 21, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Chartwell and Electric Light & Power have joined together to recognize excellence in utility marketing and customer service with their Projects of the Year Awards. The awards honor the most innovative customer service initiatives or application implementations and the most creative, attractive and effective utility marketing efforts undertaken by electric and/or gas utilities in the last year.
Dozens of entries from utilities across the country were submitted. The winners and runners-ups will be announced during the opening general session of Chartwell's annual Energy Marketing and Customer Service Conference (EMACS), October 26-29, 2004.
EMACS is the premier industry conference for idea exchange and thought leadership in the energy delivery business. EMACS will feature case studies and presentations from industry leaders, such as:
-- Austin Energy; -- Duke Power; -- Entergy Services; -- Illinois Power; -- NSTAR Electric & Gas; -- Progress Energy; and -- Sempra Utilities.
This annual conference brings together the leading executives and professionals in energy marketing and customer service. EMACS provides the forum for networking with key decision makers and leading vendors in the industry.
EMACS has teamed up with key media partners to help promote the event, including:
-- Electric Light & Power, official sponsoring publication; -- Public Utilities Fortnightly, sponsoring publication; and -- Energy Central, online sponsor.
For more information or to register for EMACS, visit www.emacsconference.com or call (404) 237-9099. For sponsorship opportunities contact Robin Roux at rroux@chartwellinc.com.
EMACS is organized by Chartwell Inc., the leading provider of utility research information and case studies. For more information on Chartwell, visit www.chartwellinc.com or www.energylibrary.com.